What is planned for the large vacant lot on the east end of the former International Harvester property on the Rock Island-Moline border?
MetroLINK purchased the site for its $34 million, state-of-the-art maintenance facility. Construction of the 140,000-square-foot building will begin in 2012 and is expected to create 125 jobs. Design of the facility incorporates many sustainable features: a photovoltaic solar system to generate electricity; a geothermal heat pump system; a solar hot water system; a clean-water-recycle bus washer system; and a compressed natural gas fueling station.

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1. What economic development activities are occurring in Downtown Rock Island?
2. What are the future development plans for Southwest Rock Island?
3. What is planned for the large vacant lot on the east end of the former International Harvester property on the Rock Island-Moline border?